July Quotes

Support Yourself

    I have known lots of people, young and old, denounce feminism because they were scared. Scared of being laughed at, labeled, or disliked. Why is this? Why is wanting equality and freedom bad? Feminism is not a bad or scary thing. 

    I have heard boys call feminism, "that lesbian thing" and I have heard girls whisper about feminism as though it is a dirty secret. Many of my friends have warped visions of feminism because of this. Feminism is not the hatred of men, it is the love of everyone. Quite the opposite, the goal of feminism is for everyone to be loved and accepted. Feminism is not about hating men, loving women, or being loud, feminism is about being human. 

    Humanity is respecting and showing love to all humans. Humanity is being decent to all. Humanity is not docking pay for uncontrollable things, stereotyping based on outward appearance. So why are we still doing these things? Why are we scared? 

    What is wrong with feminism. We have laws, protests, and speeches, yet when I wear a feminist t-shirt, I'm asked if I'm lesbian or crazy. What is the kink in our system? What is stopping our march to freedom?

    I can tell you right now the problem. No matter how many protests we have and the laws we pass, we aren't changing the mind of the truly sexist and homophobic human beings in the world. They will still scoff at our work. So the only way to truly change our world is to change THEIR minds. If you can change one person's mind, that is more vote, one more voice added to the cause. That one voice could change the outcome of so many things. That is one brick removed from the wall of sexism and homophobia that is blocking our way. 

    So, even if you can only change one mind, CHANGE IT! Make a change, make a mark, and make the future.

    Support your sisters, wives, friends, daughters, and most importantly SUPPORT YOURSELF!